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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment
he has made of the diversity of UK Research and Innovation grant recipients by (a)
gender, (b) ethnicity, (c) disability and (d) socio-economic group.

<p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) believes that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
(EDI) – of people and ideas – is crucial for delivering excellence in research and
innovation. It has made EDI a priority – as a national research and innovation funder,
as an employer, and as an influential voice in wider research and innovation sectors.</p><p>
</p><p>The seven Research Councils have historically collected information on applicants
for and recipients of funding regarding age, gender, ethnicity, and disability. The
councils do not collect information on social-economic group. Neither Innovate UK
nor Research England collect diversity data of applicants or those in receipt of funding
or loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Successive UK Governments have supported the principle
that funding for basic research should be awarded through competitive processes on
the basis of excellence and likely impact - as assessed through peer review. This
is widely considered to be a underpinning factor in the success of UK research, and
a key enabler of value for money for tax payers money. Consequently, HM Government
takes an arms length approach to research funding, in line with the Haldane Principle.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>In addition, initial analysis of 2018-19 funding data from the seven
research councils by gender shows that:</p><ul><li>71% of funding from research council
grants and fellowships in 18/19 were awarded to bids led by men and 27% of funds were
allocated to bids led by women. The remainder are bids where gender is undisclosed
or not known.</li><li>42% of the funding for Fellowships went to female Fellows, 52%
of the funds went to male Fellows and 6% of the funds went to Fellows with undisclosed
or unknown gender.</li><li>73% of the funding for research grants were awarded to
projects led by male Principle Investigators (PIs), 25% of the funds were awarded
to projects led by female PIs and 2% of the funds were awarded to projects with PIs
of undisclosed or unknown gender.</li></ul><p><br> UKRI has appointed Professor Jennifer
Rubin, Executive Chair, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as the UKRI Champion
for EDI, and established an External Advisory Group for EDI. The group is working
with UKRI to identify and prioritise areas.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI aims to publish a UKRI-wide
EDI Strategic Framework in Autumn 2019, which will help UKRI to bring together and
scrutinise evidence on what works, develop and prioritise actions, and ensure that
EDI is considered and supported in all that UKRI does.</p><p> </p><p>Work is currently
underway to improve data collection and analysis capabilities about the people UKRI
funds. A detailed cross-UKRI analysis of funding data will be published in Autumn
2019.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department
uses when assessing asylum applications in cases where a substantive interview with
an applicant has not been able to take place due to the unavailability of a translator
for that interview.

<p>Where a translator is unavailable to carry out a substantive asylum interview,
the Home Office will look to rebook the interview when a translator for the preferred
language is next available.</p><p>On the rare occasion where we are unable to source
a translator to carry out the substantive asylum interview, we would seek to use a
detailed witness statement provided by the applicant, to decide the asylum claim.</p><p>The
Home Office will continue to explore and act upon potential interpreter recruitment
avenues, both regionally and nationally, for all languages. Alongside the ongoing
recruitment campaign, we will continue to work with stakeholders in assessing demand
and have in place contingencies to ensure the available national resource is utilised
as effectively as possible.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment
the Government has made of the potential merits of providing a statutory entitlement
to up to 10 days paid care leave.

<p>The Government recognises the challenges of balancing work and care. Improving
support for carers to do so is a key part of the action plan that we published in
June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with colleagues across Government
to consider the question of dedicated employment rights for carers alongside existing
employment rights (such as the right to request flexible working and the right to
time off for family and dependants).</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment
he has made of the potential merits of providing the statutory right for employees
taking longer-term unpaid care leave to return to their original employment after
their caring duties have finished.

<p>The Government recognises the challenges of balancing work and care. Improving
support for carers to do so is a key part of the action plan that we published in
June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with colleagues across Government
to consider the question of dedicated employment rights for carers alongside existing
employment rights (such as the right to request flexible working and the right to
time off for family and dependants).</p>

<p>Border Force does not release location specific statistics on the deployment of
its resources as doing so could compromise border security.</p><p>The latest published
staffing figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for
2018– 19 on page 85 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p>

<p>In order to make a child maintenance assessment the Child Maintenance Service must
identify a receiving parent, a paying parent and at least one qualifying child.</p><p>
</p><p>It is not necessary for a person to be receiving Child Benefit for them to
be treated as a receiving parent. However, entitlement to Child Benefit is based on
an overall care test which is broadly similar to the Child Maintenance policy on day
to day care. Payment of Child Benefit is therefore a very good indicator of who should
be treated as the receiving parent. Where Child Benefit is not in payment, the Service
will request additional evidence from both parents.</p><p> </p><p>For child maintenance
purposes, a child must be under 20 years of age and in full time non-advanced education
or approved training, and eligible for Child Benefit. They also need to be habitually
resident in the UK and usually living in the same household as the receiving parent.</p><p>
</p><p>Child Benefit may stay in payment for a period after a child under 20 ceases
education or training until a 'terminal date' is reached. Child Benefit will remain
payable from the date education or training ceased up to and including the week that
includes the first terminal date.</p><p> </p><p>Both paying and receiving parents
have a responsibility to inform the Child Maintenance Service of any change in circumstances.
If parents inform the Service that a qualifying child has left education, the Child
Maintenance Service will seek to verify this and update the maintenance calculation
accordingly.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards her Department
have put in place to ensure that the system for child maintenance payments is not
open to abuse by people who have left full time education.

<p>In order to make a child maintenance assessment the Child Maintenance Service must
identify a receiving parent, a paying parent and at least one qualifying child.</p><p>
</p><p>It is not necessary for a person to be receiving Child Benefit for them to
be treated as a receiving parent. However, entitlement to Child Benefit is based on
an overall care test which is broadly similar to the Child Maintenance policy on day
to day care. Payment of Child Benefit is therefore a very good indicator of who should
be treated as the receiving parent. Where Child Benefit is not in payment, the Service
will request additional evidence from both parents.</p><p> </p><p>For child maintenance
purposes, a child must be under 20 years of age and in full time non-advanced education
or approved training, and eligible for Child Benefit. They also need to be habitually
resident in the UK and usually living in the same household as the receiving parent.</p><p>
</p><p>Child Benefit may stay in payment for a period after a child under 20 ceases
education or training until a 'terminal date' is reached. Child Benefit will remain
payable from the date education or training ceased up to and including the week that
includes the first terminal date.</p><p> </p><p>Both paying and receiving parents
have a responsibility to inform the Child Maintenance Service of any change in circumstances.
If parents inform the Service that a qualifying child has left education, the Child
Maintenance Service will seek to verify this and update the maintenance calculation
accordingly.</p>

<p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service is responsible for ensuring access to
NHS services for people detained in prison. We must protect the medical confidentiality
of all NHS patients in prison and therefore cannot comment on the health of individual
prisoners. Prison Governors work closely with NHS healthcare commissioners and the
providers of healthcare services to support the health and welfare of people in custody.</p>